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*Calor - heat. | *Calor - heat. | ||
*Dolor - pain. | *Dolor - pain. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Irregular surface - synovial hyperplasia. | |||
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*[http://www.medpath.info/MainContent/Skeletal/732.GIF ].<ref>URL: [http://www.medpath.info/MainContent/Skeletal/Joint_02.html http://www.medpath.info/MainContent/Skeletal/Joint_02.html]. Accessed on: 10 November 2012.</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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*Chronic inflammation, esp. lymphocytes. | *Chronic inflammation, esp. lymphocytes. | ||
**+/-Lymphoid follicles. | **+/-Lymphoid follicles. | ||
*Synovial hyperplasia - with papillary ''or'' | *Synovial hyperplasia - with papillary ''or'' polypoid architecture. | ||
**Synoviocytes may show binucleation and mild atypia. | **Synoviocytes may show binucleation and mild atypia. | ||
*+/-Fibrin. | *+/-Fibrin. | ||